overthink
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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He tries not to overthink his aesthetic choices.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
"We overthink it, and the idea of what we're supposed to look like has messed up our relationship with food."
From BBC • May 9, 2026
It holds heat, keeps its nerve, and moves easily from stovetop to oven to broiler and back again without asking you to switch vessels or overthink it.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026
"Sometimes you can overthink too much about, oh, we're playing against England, we're playing against West Indies."
From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026
There wasn’t a trace of cunning in May, and you could depend on her not to overthink her answers.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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